Eight Great Reasons to Tell the Truth

• Telling the truth lets everyone know what really happened. There’s less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.
• Telling the truth protects innocent people from being blamed or punished.
• Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from what happened.
• You usually get into less trouble for telling the truth other than lying (and getting caught).
• Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.
• You don’t have to tell (and remember) more lies to keep your story straight.
• You gain a reputation for being truthful-a trait most people value.
• Telling the truth helps you to feel secure and peaceful inside.

These 8 reasons why telling the truth is important means that people are going to trust those who never lie. Lying is a bad thing and shouldn’t happen. People feel good when honest people surround them. For example, if you get caught ditching school & you tell your parents you did it because you were feeling sick they’ll probably not believe you. You’ll just get into more trouble. But if you’re honest with them about the situation your punishment won’t be that bad. Always do what’s right and tell the truth.